Is prime Artur Beterbiev the H2H #1 Light Heavyweight ATG

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Is Artur Beterbiev the H2H #1 Light Heavyweight Great

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  1. Yes

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  2. It's possible

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  3. No but he would beat most of them

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  1. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Braindamage Baby Face Beast Full Member

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    Archie Moore #1.
     
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    Overrated, Moorer was a better version of Beterbiev and MMA fighter Alex Pereira has more power in his left hook, plus Beterbiev is a drug cheat anyway.
     
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  5. FreddieGibbs

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    Pereira is unironically 236lbs on fight night so would be pretty embarassing if Beterbiev hit harder than him. Still I think it’s up the in air which is funny
     
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    are u alright
     
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    Not enough evidence from quality wins.
     
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    Roy Jones, pre-heavyweight TOYS with Beterbiev.
     
  9. bandeedo

    bandeedo Loyal Member Full Member

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    not trying to disparage him, i love to watch him do his stuff, but who has he beat? he is just now getting around to fighting his most obvious challenger for the last 5 years. he hasnt even established that he is the best in his era yet. what if bivol beats him? do you blame age and make him an "IF" atg?
     
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    I reckon in his prime, he knocks out anybody.
     
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    Ezzard Charles wants a quick chat with you about this one
     
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    It's impossible to answer at this point.

    If Beterbiev loses to Bivol he definitely won't be considered the best ever LHW

    If he beats Bivol he probably still needs some more names to his ledger like Benavidez, Morrell, Mbilli, Canelo.

    He's probably been the best LHW I'm the world since he picked up his first belt. We know he was better than The Nail and I can't seen Stevenson ever beating him.

    Would have been interesting to see him fight Ward in 2018.
     
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    He might be the strongest fighter p4p since Carlos Monzon. Beterbiev doesn't look impressive in the ring. He's not flashy. He just wears people down and tosses them around the ring like a fly.
     
  14. senpai

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    Let's discuss this after Bivol fight. Becoming undisputed and cleaning a division at the age of 39 is a big deal.

    And don't forget that he is still only active champion with 100% KO
     
  15. bandeedo

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    i would have to see him against someone really good to even compare him to monzon. i dont even think hes gonna beat bivol myself. but if he does, then i will evaluate him depending on how he looked doing it. right now i see holes that an elite boxer would be able to exploit. lets see if my eye is shot.